The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-11-11

The decision OF the United States su-
preme court upon the petition for writ
OF error in the case Of the Chicago anar-
chists was announced last Wednesday aft
ernoon by Chief Justice Waite in long
and carefully prepared opinion, which oc.
cupied thirty.tive minutes in the reading.
The court holds in brief:
First-That the first ten amendments
TO the constitution are limitations upon
federal and not upon state action.
Second That the jury Law OF Illinois is
upon it's face valid and constitutional, and
that it is similar in its provisions to the
statute OF Utah. which was sustained in
this court in the case OF Hopt VS.. the terri.
tory OF Utah.
record that upon the evidence the trial
court should have declared the Juror Sam
ford incompetent.
Fourth-That the object to the admis.
sion OF the Johann Most letter and the
cross examination OF Spies. which counsel
for the prisoners maintained, virtually
compelled them to testify against them.
court. and that, therefore no foundation
was laid for the exercise OF this courts
Jurisdiction.
And ffth-That the question raised by
General Butler in tho cases OF Spies and
Fielden upon the bases OF their foreign ma
tionality were neither raised nor decided
in tho state courts and therefore cannot be
considered here. The writ OF error prayed
for must consequently be denied.
There was no dissenting opinion.
HOW THE ANARCHISTS RECEIVED THE NEWS.
When the announcement of the result at
Washington was received, a note was sent up
to Spies. telling hin, thut the writ had been
denied. and asking II he had any statement
to make in regard to the matter Spies
WINS sitting In his cell, busily en-
gagged with some manuscripts He
read the note and then returned 1t
with short II have nothing 70 say" None
of the other men would say anything, either.
Within fifteen minutes after the verdict was
known eight or ten officers in citizens clothea
appeared. Two of them stepped quietly into
the Jail and the others disposed of thenisclves
premises The bailiff ut The outer door lead
ing into the Jail court says he is instructed
to admit no one, but whether this applies to
the near relatives OF the death sentenced
men is not known The streets about the
jail are perfectly quiet No crowds have
gathered and no incidents of any sort have
as yet. occurred. The police are prepared
for any emergency, though they say they
have no fear OF an uprising or open vio-
lence. Without any previous lntimation a
rule rigidly debarring visitors from the
jail was quickly put in force, and no one was
allowed to enter the building during the
| afternoon except officers, reporters
aad relatives of the anarchistA Az
soon as the news from Washington had gen.
erally circulated through the city there was
q rush Of miscellaneous people to see the
condemned men before 1t was too late. They
entsred the saeriffs office In droves, but the
latch string had been Withdrawn. Loud and
| long were the expostulations but the deputy
who guarded the way to the Jail yard wai
obdurate. Friends Of the doomed men benr-
ing baskets of delicacies for them begged
admittance. The dainties were passed In
but only relatives gained entrance. Sheriff
| Matson said:
The visits of other anarchists Have got to stop
Henceforth the doomed men will not be allowed
| to hayo any more recreation hours. Personally,
would like to grant them 1.-THE favors could
but don't think 1t would be wise to do so II
1 may seem foolish, but ! don't want these mer
| to cheat the gallows by killing Themselves
| Their friends might give them daggers OF
1 poison, and although know that IL they should
| want to kill themselves we would be powerless
| to prevent It, still should DOT like TO have II
| said that II had attended to my duty the sui.
| oides might have been prevented.